Managed Services Summit Why should you attend?

Now in its 6th year, the Managed Services Summit Manchester continues to complement its sister events in London, Stockholm, and Amsterdam, serving as a premier event for the UK, Nordics, and European IT channels. The Northern UK market offers unique opportunities and challenges, emphasizing cost-efficiency, practical innovation, and long-term partnerships, making it particularly relevant for MSPs and IT providers.

The Managed Services Summit is series of executive-level events, so you know you’ll be among the best in the sector, and those featured will explore the latest trends and developments, evolving customer requirements and how to create value through managed services – both for your own organisation and your customers

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Industry Insights

Presentations will cover the latest trends, evolving customer requirements, and strategies for creating value through managed services.

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Breakouts

Attend a range of sessions led by leading specialists in the field, focusing on technical, sales, and business-related topics.

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Networking

Connect with professionals in the IT channel, including senior decision makers and industry leaders.

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Interactions

Engage in discussions, debates, and collaborations with event sponsors and peers across the industry.

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MSS Nordics

21st October 2025, Stockholm

MSS Benelux

30th June 2026, Amsterdam

MSS London

9th September 2026, London

Meet our 2025 Event Speakers

Katie King, MBA

CEO

Katie is a published Author and Keynote Speaker on AI and business transformation. She received several accolades in 2024, including: ‘Leading AI strategist’; ‘Top 10 influencer in AI’, and one of the ‘Most Inspiring Women in Technology.’

Katie has just completed her third business book on AI’s impact on marketing, sales and CX, for publication on 3rd November 2025. Her second book was published by Kogan Page in January 2022: AI Strategy for Sales and Marketing: Connecting marketing, sales and customer experience. Her first book, Using Artificial Intelligence in Marketing: How to Harness AI and Maintain the Competitive Edge, was listed as a reference source in the 'Brand Strategy' section of the World Economic Forum's Empowering AI Leadership AI toolkit for corporate boards.

Katie has over 35 years of consulting experience across a range of sectors.

Katie has delivered two TEDx talks and is a regular speaker worldwide. In 2024, she toured 17 countries, delivering sessions on applying AI to business. She is just heading to Canada and USA to deliver further Keynotes.

Katie is a member of the UK Government All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) task force for the adoption of AI.

In 2020, she launched a global school AI programme, the Leaders of Tomorrow, to close the skills gap in education and show young people how STEM and AI will reshape their future careers.

Melvyn White

Rewst

Melvyn White is the Director of EMEA Sales at Rewst, where he leads the EMEA sales team and drives partner growth across the region. Melvyn brings deep industry expertise and a proven track record in building high-performance EMEA sales teams. With more than 12 years of experience in the MSP channel, Melvyn helps MSPs streamline operations and scale efficiently through automation. At Rewst, he’s focused on empowering MSPs to eliminate manual tasks, reduce costs, and deliver a more proactive, differentiated client experience.

Kyle Torres

Sophos

Kyle Torres

Sophos

Kyle has worked for Sophos for over 6 years and is at the forefront of the MSP and CSP offering in the UKI and Nordics. During this time, he has worked across the sales organisation and now focuses on adding value to the partners on the EMEA MSP programme. He regularly speaks at conferences and Think Tanks to advocate for Sophos and its MSP offering. 

Gordon Strachan

Gordon Strachan OBE played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City.

In club football, he played 635 league games, scoring a total of 138 goals.

He was part of the Aberdeen side that defeated Real Madrid 2–1 to lift the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup in Gothenburg

Strachan earned 50 caps for Scotland, securing his place in the International Roll of Honour.

He played in two FIFA World Cup final tournaments, Spain '82 and Mexico '86, scoring in a 2-1 defeat to West Germany in June 1986.

He was named as the Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year in 1990/91 season while at Leeds. After two years at Coventry City he retired in 1997, aged 40, setting a Premier League record for an outfield player.

In 2007, Strachan was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame, and he was named Scotland national coach in January 2013.


Alex Hitchen

Huntress

Alex Hitchen

Huntress

Alex is a Sales Engineer at Huntress, he works with MSPs to strengthen their security posture and build services around Threat Detection & Response. With a background in cybersecurity consulting, he brings practical experience helping partners deliver protection that works in the real world.

Today, he focuses on making it easier for MSPs to respond to threats, reduce risk, and grow their security offering. He regularly supports partners through technical enablement, workshops, and strategic conversations around managed security.

Steven Wood

OpenText Cybersecurity

Steven Wood

OpenText Cybersecurity

Steven Wood has been focused on assisting IT service providers, large and small, in launching value-added services in the small, medium, and enterprise markets for over 15 years. At OpenText, he and his team help MSPs deliver Cyber Resilience-as-a -Service via reseller channels.

In case you are still reading, Woody has built and enabled strong technical teams within distribution, value-added resale, and solution consulting organisations. He has worked with the largest multi-national service providers as well as distribution, executing in diverse and challenging markets around the globe. Woody has helped to build the brand and reputation of his team based on winning the technical and emotional win with accountability.

Woody takes pride in aligning solutions with the goals of the partner and empowering them to scale as they grow. He believes that empowered teams are always happier teams; continually learning and sharing in successes together.


Dean Osborne

ConnectWise

Dean Osborne

ConnectWise

Dean joined ConnectWise six years ago after spending 17 years at an MSP, where he led multiple platform implementations and served as Service Director driving strategy and efficiency. He now leads a UK-based presales team, provides global guidance, and focuses on strategizing and launching future products and features.


Matthew Resch

Check Point

Matthew Resch

Check Point

Matt Resch is a recognized subject matter expert in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and modern cybersecurity transformation. With over 12 years of experience in the IT channel across both the US and UK&I, Matt has spent his career empowering Managed Service Providers through consultative support, strategic guidance, and cutting-edge security solutions.

A trusted voice in the MSP community, Matt is known for forward-thinking industry perspectives, a practical approach to problem-solving, and a passion for helping partners future-proof their cybersecurity strategies. Beyond thought leadership and technical expertise, Matt is most proud of his role as a dedicated father.

Outside of work, you’ll find Matt cheering on Philadelphia sports teams and enjoying music of all kinds.


Meet our 2026 Event Sponsors



Meet our 2025 Event Sponsors